Welcome to my blog. HIV prevalence is not a reliable indicator of sexual behavior because the virus is also transmitted through unsafe healthcare, unsafe cosmetic practices and various traditional practices. This is why many HIV interventions, most of which concentrate entirely on sexual behavior, have been so unsuccessful.

If the author is right, and she certainly holds the orthodox view, then women must be buying a lot of sex too, perhaps more than men. But the same survey also shows that levels of 'unsafe' sexual behavior are far higher among men than women. Men are also more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol. Yet HIV prevalence is consistently higher among women. Prevalence is also higher among people with more education, people with more money (whether employed or not) and people in urban, as opposed to rural areas.